diff --git a/automation/anwarpy/cover.py b/automation/anwarpy/cover.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0f7446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation/anwarpy/cover.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
+import random
+import re
+
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFilter
+
+from publication_meta import CATEGORIES
+
+WIDTH = 1200
+HEIGHT = 630
+MAX_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024
+SLUG_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$")
+
+_PALETTES = {
+    "وكلاء": ((17, 25, 48), (82, 214, 186)),
+    "نماذج": ((20, 22, 48), (129, 140, 248)),
+    "استرجاع": ((13, 31, 43), (56, 189, 248)),
+    "سلامة": ((37, 21, 35), (244, 114, 182)),
+    "أدوات": ((16, 30, 35), (245, 174, 65)),
+    "أعمال": ((31, 24, 20), (249, 115, 80)),
+}
+
+
+def _art(slug: str, category: str) -> Image.Image:
+    seed = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(f"{slug}|{category}".encode()).digest()[:8], "big")
+    rng = random.Random(seed)
+    background, accent = _PALETTES[category]
+    image = Image.new("RGB", (WIDTH, HEIGHT), background)
+
+    glow = Image.new("RGBA", image.size, (0, 0, 0, 0))
+    glow_draw = ImageDraw.Draw(glow, "RGBA")
+    for _ in range(5):
+        x = rng.randint(80, WIDTH - 80)
+        y = rng.randint(60, HEIGHT - 60)
+        radius = rng.randint(130, 320)
+        glow_draw.ellipse(
+            (x - radius, y - radius, x + radius, y + radius),
+            fill=(*accent, rng.randint(18, 42)),
+        )
+    glow = glow.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(70))
+    image = Image.alpha_composite(image.convert("RGBA"), glow)
+
+    overlay = Image.new("RGBA", image.size, (0, 0, 0, 0))
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(overlay, "RGBA")
+    points = [(rng.randint(110, WIDTH - 110), rng.randint(90, HEIGHT - 90)) for _ in range(12)]
+    for index, start in enumerate(points):
+        end = points[(index * 5 + 3) % len(points)]
+        draw.line((start, end), fill=(*accent, 95), width=3)
+    for index, (x, y) in enumerate(points):
+        radius = 8 + (index % 4) * 4
+        draw.ellipse(
+            (x - radius, y - radius, x + radius, y + radius),
+            fill=(*accent, 220),
+            outline=(235, 241, 247, 180),
+            width=2,
+        )
+
+    left = 68
+    top = 54
+    right = WIDTH - 68
+    bottom = HEIGHT - 54
+    draw.rounded_rectangle((left, top, right, bottom), radius=32, outline=(*accent, 120), width=3)
+    draw.line((left + 35, bottom - 55, right - 35, bottom - 55), fill=(*accent, 155), width=4)
+    return Image.alpha_composite(image, overlay).convert("RGB")
+
+
+def generate_cover(slug: str, category: str, output_dir: Path) -> dict:
+    if not SLUG_RE.fullmatch(slug):
+        raise ValueError("slug must be lowercase ASCII kebab-case")
+    if category not in CATEGORIES:
+        raise ValueError("category is invalid")
+
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    output = output_dir / f"{slug}.jpg"
+    temporary = output.with_suffix(".jpg.tmp")
+    image = _art(slug, category)
+    image.save(temporary, format="JPEG", quality=91, optimize=True, progressive=True)
+
+    if temporary.stat().st_size > MAX_BYTES:
+        temporary.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        raise ValueError("generated cover exceeds 5MB")
+    with Image.open(temporary) as check:
+        if check.size != (WIDTH, HEIGHT) or check.format != "JPEG" or check.mode != "RGB":
+            temporary.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            raise ValueError("generated cover failed validation")
+    temporary.replace(output)
+
+    encoded = base64.b64encode(output.read_bytes()).decode("ascii")
+    return {
+        "path": output,
+        "coverImage": {"filename": output.name, "dataBase64": encoded},
+    }
diff --git a/automation/anwarpy/publish_one.py b/automation/anwarpy/publish_one.py
index 9302dc2..92974e8 100644
--- a/automation/anwarpy/publish_one.py
+++ b/automation/anwarpy/publish_one.py
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ class Publisher:
                 meta.get("slug") if meta["status"] == "republish" else None,
             )
             media = self.media.render(article, meta)
-            if not isinstance(media, dict) or "coverImage" not in media or "video_path" not in media:
-                raise DeterministicFailure("cover", "media output is incomplete")
+            if not isinstance(media, dict) or "coverImage" not in media:
+                raise DeterministicFailure("cover", "cover output is incomplete")
         except DeterministicFailure as error:
             return self._block(candidate, error.reason)
         except ValueError:
diff --git a/automation/anwarpy/runtime.py b/automation/anwarpy/runtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b5d050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation/anwarpy/runtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import time
+from typing import Any
+from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
+from urllib.parse import quote
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+from cover import generate_cover
+from publish_one import AmbiguousWrite, DeterministicFailure, Publisher, _validate_article
+
+WORKSPACE_ID = "6082aea5-a29e-410f-97be-3cd55fbc2a3a"
+ROOT_VIEW_ID = "3a743541-abbf-495a-a18a-74f405fa5d70"
+
+
+def _json_from_text(text: str) -> Any:
+    value: Any = json.loads(text)
+    while isinstance(value, dict) and isinstance(value.get("result"), str):
+        value = json.loads(value["result"])
+    return value
+
+
+class AppFlowyMcp:
+    """Root-scoped AppFlowy access through Hermes's configured MCP endpoint."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config_path: Path | None = None):
+        self.config_path = config_path or Path.home() / ".hermes/config.yaml"
+        self.allowed_page_ids: set[str] = set()
+
+    async def _call_async(self, tool: str, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+        import httpx
+        import yaml
+        from mcp import ClientSession
+        from mcp.client.streamable_http import streamable_http_client
+
+        config = yaml.safe_load(self.config_path.read_text())["mcp_servers"]["appflowy"]
+        timeout = httpx.Timeout(30, read=120)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(
+            headers=config.get("headers", {}),
+            follow_redirects=True,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        ) as http:
+            async with streamable_http_client(config["url"], http_client=http) as streams:  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                async with ClientSession(streams[0], streams[1]) as session:
+                    await session.initialize()
+                    result = await session.call_tool(tool, arguments)
+                    if getattr(result, "is_error", False):
+                        raise RuntimeError(f"AppFlowy MCP call failed: {tool}")
+                    if not result.content or not hasattr(result.content[0], "text"):
+                        raise RuntimeError(f"AppFlowy MCP returned no JSON: {tool}")
+                    return _json_from_text(getattr(result.content[0], "text"))
+
+    def _call(self, tool: str, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+        # ponytail: one session per call; keep one open only if scheduled scans become measurably slow.
+        return asyncio.run(self._call_async(tool, arguments))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _flatten(children: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        pages: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for child in children:
+            pages.append(child)
+            pages.extend(AppFlowyMcp._flatten(child.get("children") or []))
+        return pages
+
+    def list_pages(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        response = self._call(
+            "get_workspace_folder",
+            {"workspace_id": WORKSPACE_ID, "root_view_id": ROOT_VIEW_ID, "depth": 10},
+        )
+        root = response.get("data", response)
+        if root.get("view_id") != ROOT_VIEW_ID:
+            raise RuntimeError("AppFlowy returned the wrong source root")
+        pages = self._flatten(root.get("children") or [])
+        self.allowed_page_ids = {page["view_id"] for page in pages}
+        return pages
+
+    def _require_allowed(self, page_id: str) -> None:
+        if page_id not in self.allowed_page_ids:
+            raise PermissionError("page is outside the configured Ai research subtree")
+
+    def get_blocks(self, page_id: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        self._require_allowed(page_id)
+        response = self._call(
+            "get_page_blocks",
+            {"workspace_id": WORKSPACE_ID, "page_id": page_id},
+        )
+        return response.get("blocks") or response.get("data", {}).get("blocks") or []
+
+    def edit_block(self, page_id: str, block_id: str, text: str) -> None:
+        self._require_allowed(page_id)
+        self._call(
+            "edit_block_text",
+            {
+                "workspace_id": WORKSPACE_ID,
+                "page_id": page_id,
+                "block_id": block_id,
+                "text": text,
+            },
+        )
+
+
+class AgentApi:
+    def __init__(self, key: str, base_url: str = "https://anwarpy.ai"):
+        if not key:
+            raise ValueError("ANWARPY_AGENT_KEY is required")
+        self.key = key
+        self.base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
+        self.body_probes: dict[str, str] = {}
+
+    def _request(self, method: str, path: str, body: dict[str, Any] | None = None, *, anonymous: bool = False):
+        data = None if body is None else json.dumps(body, ensure_ascii=False).encode()
+        headers = {"Accept": "application/json", "User-Agent": "anwarpy-publisher/1"}
+        if body is not None:
+            headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
+        if not anonymous:
+            headers["x-agent-key"] = self.key
+        request = Request(f"{self.base_url}{path}", data=data, headers=headers, method=method)
+        try:
+            with urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
+                raw = response.read()
+                return response.status, raw, response.headers.get("content-type", "")
+        except HTTPError as error:
+            return error.code, error.read(), error.headers.get("content-type", "")
+        except (TimeoutError, URLError) as error:
+            if method in ("POST", "PUT"):
+                raise AmbiguousWrite(f"agent API {method} outcome is unknown") from error
+            raise
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _decode(status: int, raw: bytes) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        try:
+            value = json.loads(raw)
+        except (UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"agent API returned invalid JSON ({status})") from error
+        if not isinstance(value, dict):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"agent API returned invalid object ({status})")
+        return value
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _probe(body: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
+        children = body.get("content", {}).get("root", {}).get("children", [])
+        for child in children:
+            for text in child.get("children", []):
+                value = text.get("text")
+                if isinstance(value, str) and len(value.strip()) >= 20:
+                    return value.strip()
+        return None
+
+    def lookup(self, slug: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        status, raw, _ = self._request("GET", f"/api/agent/posts/{quote(slug)}")
+        if status == 404:
+            return None
+        if status != 200:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"agent API lookup failed ({status})")
+        return self._decode(status, raw)
+
+    def create(self, body: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        probe = self._probe(body)
+        if probe:
+            self.body_probes[body["slug"]] = probe
+        status, raw, _ = self._request("POST", "/api/agent/posts", body)
+        if status == 409:
+            existing = self.lookup(body["slug"])
+            if existing is None:
+                raise RuntimeError("agent API returned 409 without an existing slug")
+            return existing
+        if status != 201:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"agent API create failed ({status})")
+        return self._decode(status, raw)
+
+    def update(self, slug: str, body: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        probe = self._probe(body)
+        if probe:
+            self.body_probes[slug] = probe
+        status, raw, _ = self._request("PUT", f"/api/agent/posts/{quote(slug)}", body)
+        if status != 200:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"agent API update failed ({status})")
+        return self._decode(status, raw)
+
+    def _public_get(self, url: str, *, rsc: bool = False) -> tuple[int, bytes]:
+        headers = {"Accept": "text/x-component" if rsc else "text/html", "User-Agent": "anwarpy-publisher/1"}
+        if rsc:
+            headers["RSC"] = "1"
+        request = Request(url, headers=headers)
+        try:
+            with urlopen(request, timeout=20) as response:
+                return response.status, response.read()
+        except HTTPError as error:
+            return error.code, error.read()
+
+    def verify_public(self, record: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+        slug = record["slug"]
+        canonical = f"https://anwarpy.ai/posts/{slug}"
+        if record.get("url", canonical) != canonical:
+            return False
+
+        probe = self.body_probes.get(slug, "").encode()
+        for attempt in range(5):
+            html_status, html = self._public_get(canonical)
+            rsc_status, rsc = self._public_get(f"{canonical}?__rsc=publisher", rsc=True)
+            rest_status, rest, _ = self._request(
+                "GET",
+                f"/api/posts?where%5Bslug%5D%5Bequals%5D={quote(slug)}&depth=0",
+                anonymous=True,
+            )
+            status_ok = html_status == 200 and rsc_status in (200, 204) and rest_status in (200, 401, 403)
+            vip_leak = record.get("access") == "vip" and probe and any(probe in value for value in (html, rsc, rest))
+            if status_ok and not vip_leak:
+                return True
+            if attempt < 4:
+                time.sleep(2)
+        return False
+
+
+class LocalArticleGenerator:
+    def __init__(self, endpoint: str = "http://100.64.0.5:8080/v1/chat/completions", model: str | None = None):
+        self.endpoint = endpoint
+        self.model = model
+
+    def _model_id(self) -> str:
+        if self.model:
+            return self.model
+        models_url = self.endpoint.rsplit("/chat/completions", 1)[0] + "/models"
+        try:
+            with urlopen(models_url, timeout=10) as response:
+                data = json.loads(response.read())
+            model = data["data"][0]["id"]
+        except (HTTPError, URLError, TimeoutError, json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError, IndexError) as error:
+            raise DeterministicFailure("generation", "local model discovery failed") from error
+        if not isinstance(model, str) or not model:
+            raise DeterministicFailure("generation", "local model discovery returned no model")
+        self.model = model
+        return model
+
+    def _request(self, messages: list[dict[str, str]]) -> str:
+        payload = {
+            "model": self._model_id(),
+            "messages": messages,
+            "temperature": 0.35,
+            "max_tokens": 7000,
+            "response_format": {"type": "json_object"},
+        }
+        request = Request(
+            self.endpoint,
+            data=json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode(),
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            method="POST",
+        )
+        try:
+            with urlopen(request, timeout=240) as response:
+                data = json.loads(response.read())
+        except (HTTPError, URLError, TimeoutError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+            raise DeterministicFailure("generation", "local article model failed") from error
+        return data["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse(raw: str, access: str, expected_slug: str | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        try:
+            article = json.loads(raw)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as error:
+            raise DeterministicFailure("article_schema", "model returned invalid JSON") from error
+        article = _validate_article(article, access, expected_slug)
+        visible_words = sum(
+            len(paragraph.split())
+            for section in article["sections"]
+            for paragraph in section["paragraphs"]
+        )
+        if not 900 <= visible_words <= 2500:
+            raise DeterministicFailure("article_schema", "article must contain 900 to 2500 visible words")
+        return article
+
+    def generate(self, title: str, evidence: str, meta: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        expected_slug = meta.get("slug") if meta["status"] == "republish" else None
+        prompt = f"""اكتب دليلاً عربياً أصلياً لموقع anwarpy.ai اعتماداً حصراً على الأدلة أدناه.
+العنوان المصدر: {title}
+نوع الوصول الذي حدده المالك: {meta['access']}
+التصنيف الذي حدده المالك: {meta['category']}
+
+أعد JSON فقط بهذه الحقول: title, slug, dek, teaser, sections.
+slug إنجليزي ASCII بصيغة kebab-case، ولا تغيّره عند إعادة النشر: {expected_slug or 'اختر وصفاً دقيقاً'}.
+sections مصفوفة من 3 إلى 6 عناصر؛ كل عنصر يحتوي heading وparagraphs وcode.
+النص المرئي بين 900 و2500 كلمة. رتّب الدليل: المشكلة، المتطلبات، التنفيذ، التحقق، القيود.
+لا تختر أو تغيّر access أو category. لا تخترع إصدارات أو أرقاماً أو نتائج أو اقتباسات.
+مقال VIP يحتاج teaser عربي مفيداً من فقرتين، والمقال المجاني يستخدم teaser فارغاً.
+
+الأدلة المنقحة:
+{evidence}
+"""
+        messages = [
+            {"role": "system", "content": "أنت محرر تقني عربي دقيق. أعد JSON صالحاً فقط."},
+            {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+        ]
+        raw = self._request(messages)
+        try:
+            return self._parse(raw, meta["access"], expected_slug)
+        except DeterministicFailure as first_error:
+            corrected = self._request(messages + [
+                {"role": "assistant", "content": raw},
+                {"role": "user", "content": f"صحح JSON فقط. خطأ التحقق: {first_error}"},
+            ])
+            return self._parse(corrected, meta["access"], expected_slug)
+
+
+class CoverMedia:
+    def __init__(self, output_dir: Path | None = None):
+        self.output_dir = output_dir or Path.home() / ".hermes/cache/scratch/anwarpy-covers"
+
+    def render(self, article: dict[str, Any], meta: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        try:
+            return generate_cover(article["slug"], meta["category"], self.output_dir)
+        except (OSError, ValueError) as error:
+            raise DeterministicFailure("cover", "cover generation failed") from error
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    key = os.environ.get("ANWARPY_AGENT_KEY", "")
+    publisher = Publisher(
+        appflowy=AppFlowyMcp(),
+        api=AgentApi(key),
+        generator=LocalArticleGenerator(),
+        media=CoverMedia(),
+        lock_path=Path.home() / ".hermes/locks/anwarpy-publish.lock",
+    )
+    result = publisher.run()
+    print(result)
+    for error in publisher.marker_errors:
+        print(f"marker-error: {error}")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/automation/anwarpy/test_cover.py b/automation/anwarpy/test_cover.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89a169b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation/anwarpy/test_cover.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import hashlib
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from PIL import Image
+
+from cover import generate_cover
+
+
+class CoverTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_generates_deterministic_1200x630_jpeg_under_5mb(self):
+        output_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+        first = generate_cover("arabic-ai-guide", "أدوات", output_dir)
+        first_hash = hashlib.sha256(first["path"].read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+        second = generate_cover("arabic-ai-guide", "أدوات", output_dir)
+        second_hash = hashlib.sha256(second["path"].read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+
+        self.assertEqual(first_hash, second_hash)
+        self.assertEqual(first["coverImage"]["filename"], "arabic-ai-guide.jpg")
+        self.assertLessEqual(first["path"].stat().st_size, 5 * 1024 * 1024)
+        with Image.open(first["path"]) as image:
+            self.assertEqual(image.size, (1200, 630))
+            self.assertEqual(image.format, "JPEG")
+            self.assertEqual(image.mode, "RGB")
+
+    def test_rejects_invalid_slug_or_category(self):
+        output_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            generate_cover("عنوان عربي", "أدوات", output_dir)
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            generate_cover("valid-slug", "عام", output_dir)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/automation/anwarpy/test_runtime.py b/automation/anwarpy/test_runtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a45f3b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation/anwarpy/test_runtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import json
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from runtime import (
+    AgentApi,
+    AppFlowyMcp,
+    CoverMedia,
+    LocalArticleGenerator,
+    _json_from_text,
+)
+
+
+class FakeAppFlowy(AppFlowyMcp):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(Path("unused"))
+        self.edits = []
+
+    def _call(self, tool, arguments):
+        if tool == "get_workspace_folder":
+            return {
+                "data": {
+                    "view_id": "3a743541-abbf-495a-a18a-74f405fa5d70",
+                    "children": [
+                        {"view_id": "a", "name": "A", "children": [
+                            {"view_id": "b", "name": "B", "children": []},
+                        ]},
+                    ],
+                }
+            }
+        if tool == "get_page_blocks":
+            return {"blocks": [{"id": "x", "text": "body"}]}
+        if tool == "edit_block_text":
+            self.edits.append(arguments)
+            return {"code": 0}
+        raise AssertionError(tool)
+
+
+class FakeAgentApi(AgentApi):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__("test-key")
+        self.responses = []
+        self.public = (200, b"page")
+        self.rsc = (200, b"rsc")
+
+    def _request(self, method, path, body=None, *, anonymous=False):
+        if self.responses:
+            return self.responses.pop(0)
+        return 200, b"{}", "application/json"
+
+    def _public_get(self, url, *, rsc=False):
+        return self.rsc if rsc else self.public
+
+
+class RuntimeTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_unwraps_nested_mcp_result(self):
+        nested = json.dumps({"result": json.dumps({"data": {"ok": True}})})
+        self.assertEqual(_json_from_text(nested), {"data": {"ok": True}})
+
+    def test_appflowy_enforces_enumerated_subtree(self):
+        client = FakeAppFlowy()
+        self.assertEqual([page["view_id"] for page in client.list_pages()], ["a", "b"])
+        self.assertEqual(client.get_blocks("b")[0]["id"], "x")
+        client.edit_block("a", "x", "new")
+        self.assertEqual(client.edits[0]["page_id"], "a")
+        with self.assertRaises(PermissionError):
+            client.get_blocks("outside")
+
+    def test_agent_api_records_body_probe_and_decodes_create(self):
+        api = FakeAgentApi()
+        api.responses = [(201, json.dumps({"slug": "guide"}).encode(), "application/json")]
+        body = {
+            "slug": "guide",
+            "content": {"root": {"children": [
+                {"children": [{"text": "distinctive protected body sentence"}]},
+            ]}},
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(api.create(body)["slug"], "guide")
+        self.assertEqual(api.body_probes["guide"], "distinctive protected body sentence")
+
+    @patch("runtime.time.sleep", return_value=None)
+    def test_vip_verification_rejects_body_leak(self, _sleep):
+        api = FakeAgentApi()
+        api.body_probes["guide"] = "VIP_BODY_MUST_NOT_LEAK"
+        api.public = (200, b"VIP_BODY_MUST_NOT_LEAK")
+        record = {"slug": "guide", "access": "vip", "url": "https://anwarpy.ai/posts/guide"}
+        self.assertFalse(api.verify_public(record))
+
+    def test_local_article_parser_enforces_word_count(self):
+        article = {
+            "title": "دليل عربي",
+            "slug": "arabic-guide",
+            "dek": "وصف عملي",
+            "teaser": "",
+            "sections": [
+                {"heading": "أ", "paragraphs": ["كلمة " * 300], "code": None},
+                {"heading": "ب", "paragraphs": ["كلمة " * 300], "code": None},
+                {"heading": "ج", "paragraphs": ["كلمة " * 300], "code": None},
+            ],
+        }
+        parsed = LocalArticleGenerator._parse(json.dumps(article, ensure_ascii=False), "free", None)
+        self.assertEqual(parsed["slug"], "arabic-guide")
+        article["sections"][0]["paragraphs"] = ["قصير"]
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(Exception, "900 to 2500"):
+            LocalArticleGenerator._parse(json.dumps(article, ensure_ascii=False), "free", None)
+
+    def test_cover_media_returns_cover_without_video(self):
+        media = CoverMedia(Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())).render(
+            {"slug": "arabic-guide"}, {"category": "أدوات"}
+        )
+        self.assertIn("coverImage", media)
+        self.assertNotIn("video_path", media)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()